A teenager was arrested after he attempted to run over a police officer in a car which had been reported stolen earlier, the police said.
The incident took place in Kirkop at 10.30pm on Wednesday.
Members of the Rapid Intervention Unit noticed the car which had been reported stolen from Msida in the afternoon.
When they tried to stop the vehicle, the driver drove at one of the officers, but missed him and continued driving.
The RIU officers gave chase and stopped the car some time later, arresting the driver, a 17-year-old of Birkirkara.
A young girl, who was in the car with the teenager, escaped from the site but was also arrested later. The police did not give further details about her.